A bowling lane system for enhancing the entertainment when bowling. The bowling lane system includes a lane member having a pair of gutter portions extending a length of the lane member whereby the gutter portion are positioned on opposing sides of the lane member. The top surface of the lane member is designed for supporting a bowling ball and pins. The lane member has a deflection assembly. The ball deflection assembly is designed for deflecting the bowling ball towards the pins when the bowling ball is rolled along a top surface of the lane member.